Parties Represented in One or Both Chambers of Parliament
- National Council for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD) – Smaller faction of the former main Hutu rebel group led by Léonard Nyangoma
- National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie–Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD-FDD) – Largest faction of the former main Hutu rebel group led by Pierre Nkurunziza.
- Front for Democracy in Burundi (Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi, FRODEBU) – Predominantly Hutu party that won democratic elections in 1993. Jean Minani is president of the party.
- Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens-Rurenzangemero (Mouvement pour la Réhabilitation du Citoyen-Rurenzangemero, MRC-Rurenzangemero) – Predominantly Tutsi party led by Epitace Bayaganakandi.
- Party for National Recovery (Parti pour le redressement national, PARENA) – Predominantly Tutsi party led by former president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
- Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) – Predominantly Tutsi, former sole legal party. Led by Jean-Baptiste Manwangari
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